Doctoral Oral Exams for February 25, 2019 – March 1, 2019

The Graduate Dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Yuxi Wang, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Monday, Feb. 25, 11:00 a.m., Gunness Student Center, Marcus Hall. Dissertation: “Graphene Growth and Transfer and Beyond: Engineering Twist-Angle Layered Graphene and Interlayer Bond Formation between Graphene Layers.” Christos Dimitrakopoulos, chr.

Sofia Checa, Ph.D., Sociology, Monday, Feb. 25, 12:15 p.m., 1028 Thompson. Dissertation: “Pakistani Pro-democracy Movement: From the 1960s to the 2000s.” Dan Clawson, chr.

Foroogh Hajiseyedjavadi, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Monday, Feb. 25, 1:00 p.m., 214 Marston Hall. Dissertation: “Evaluation of Drivers’ Trust in Automated Vehicles.” Michael Knodler, chr.

Cynthia Shuttleton, Ph.D., College of Education, Monday, Feb. 25, 2:30 p.m., S167 Furcolo. Dissertation: “Contact with Discipline and Academic Motivation: Examining Mediation and Moderation Effects on Academic Performance in Secondary School.” Sarah Fefer, chr.

Zipei Zhang, Ph.D., Food Science, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2:00 p.m., 210A Chenoweth. Dissertation: “Development of Colloids-based Food Delivery Systems to Enhance the Beneficial Effects of Nutraceuticals for Human Health.” David Julian McClements, chr.

Danielle O’Brien, Ph.D., College of Education, Thursday, Feb.28, 10:00 a.m., S115 Furcolo. Dissertation: “When Healing and High-stakes Meet: Restorative Justice in an Era of Racial Neoliberalism.” Kysa Nygreen,chr.

Victoria Kent Worth, Ph.D., English, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2:30 p.m., E501 South College. Dissertation: “Aethelthryth: Shaping a Religious Woman in Tenth-Century Winchester.” Joseph Black, chr.

Brenda Abbott, Ph.D., College of Education, Friday, March 1, 10:00 a.m., N125 Furcolo. Dissertation: “Dropping the Invisibility Cloak: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Sense of Belonging and the Place Identity Among Rural, First Generation, Low Income College Students From Appalachian Kentucky. Kysa Nygreen, chr.

Heather Wayne, Ph.D., English, Friday, March 1, 10:00 a.m., E501 South College. Dissertation: “Gilded Chains: Global Economies and Gendered Arts in US Fiction, 1865-1930.” Laura Doyle, chr. 

Erim Ergene, Ph.D., Isenberg School of Management, Friday, March 1, 2:30 p.m., 112 Isenberg School of Management. Dissertation: “Investigating the Challenges of Capability Development: An Integrative Review and Exploration of Strategic Initiatives.” Steven Floyd, chr.